Synonyms for imperfection
All synonyms
Noun
1. Defect — those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect
defect, flaw, weakness, fault, blemish, shortcoming, sin, drawback, frailty, infirmity, problem, deficiency, corruption, glitch, failing, mark, vice, foible, peccadillo
Definitions
- n. 1
Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
You can accept your imperfection or try to improve.
Forms
- Plural
- imperfections → defects, flaws, weaknesses, faults…
Example sentences
- fault Tom's actions aren't my fault. Just remember that.
- weakness You should not take advantage of others' weakness.
- defect There must be a defect in the experimental method.
- flaw I have one big flaw: finding flaws in others.
- inferiority Inferiority complex - what exactly does that mean?
- incompleteness The author calls attention to the incompleteness of that article.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- mark1, vice1, flaw1
- 5 letters
- fault1
- 6 letters
- defect2, glitch1, foible2
- 7 letters
- problem2, failing2, blemish2, frailty2
- 8 letters
- weakness2, drawback2
- 9 letters
- infirmity4
- 10 letters
- corruption3, deficiency4, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- inferiority6, shortcoming3, fallibility5
- 13 letters
- imperfectness
- 14 letters
- incompleteness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defect2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- imperfection
- Italiano
- imperfezione
- Español
- imperfección
- Català
- imperfecció